"Ohio puts less into its teachers pension than any other state in the union, and by a large margin." - Dr. Robin Rayfield, ORTA Executive Director

This leads back to our pension plan, and to the STRS staff allegation that there is a “hostile takeover of a public pension system” taking place. Oddly, the STRS staff got that right too. However, it isn’t ORTA, it’s the Ohio Legislature. We’re working to prevent this from happening. And where is the STRS legal staff in allowing it to happen? It’s our pension plan. Please help us in this fight.

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In today’s information economy, education is the key to Ohio’s future. Attracting and retaining the best and brightest to become teachers is in the interest of every Ohioan. This can only be accomplished if those who choose to become teachers know they can enjoy a dignified retirement. If other states can afford to have their employers pay their fair share of their teachers’ pensions, Ohio can too.

Write to your state lawmakers today to voice your opposition to this change. Tell them that you want to have a meaningful voice in the direction of your pension system. Tell them that you resent this attack on your voice as an educator in Ohio and demand that they take immediate steps to reverse this action.

I want to take this time to congratulate the accomplishments of the board in recent years. The restoration of some of the lost guaranteed colas is appreciated. The effort to make reforms, as we know, were noticed by the people that want to stifle reforms at STRS, namely Wall St money people and the Ohio politicians that do their bidding. I lament the lawmakers’ efforts to thwart reforms and silence the democratically elected voice of educators in Ohio.

Tell your state legislators, the Speaker of the House, and the Senate President that educators deserve meaningful elected representation on the STRS Board. Tell them to introduce and pass legislation to restore our voice on the STRS Board.

The chairman of the State Teachers Retirement System board and a former member filed a lawsuit Thursday against Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost for allegedly refusing to provide them with legal representation in a previously filed lawsuit.

What happens when your lawyer sues you and he gets to pick which attorneys can defend you and how much they should get paid? STRS Ohio Board Chairman Rudy Fichtenbaum and former Board member Wade Steen are suing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost over just that question.